Charles Sheeler
Cat-walk
Found at
Christies,
New York
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 3 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 3 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'Sheeler-1947' (lower right)--signed and dated again (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1947.
The Downtown Gallery, New York. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bauer, acquired from the above, 1947. | [With]James Maroney, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1978.
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1947.
The Downtown Gallery, New York. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bauer, acquired from the above, 1947. | [With]James Maroney, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1978.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Cat-walk by Charles Sheeler was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2018. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 1,200,000.00 – 1,800,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 1,332,500.00 (€ 1,176,808.27) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Charles Sheeler have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2018 the work White Sentinels was auctioned for USD 2,232,500.00 (€ 1,913,024.85).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Cat-walk von Charles Sheeler kam im November 2018 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.200.000,00 – 1.800.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 1.332.500,00 (€ 1.176.808,27) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Charles Sheeler konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2018 die Arbeit White Sentinels für USD 2.232.500,00 (€ 1.913.024,85) versteigert.
Charles Sheeler - Auction history
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